Journal of Education, Health and Sport (May 2020)

What is psychotherapy today? Overview of psychotherapeutic concepts

  • Adam Pawlak,
  • Agnieszka Kacprzyk-Straszak

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.05.002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 5
pp. 19 – 32

Abstract

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Psychotherapy is a method of treatment that uses a variety of skills based on theoretical knowledge to help the patient, his well-being and mental health. Medicine and psychotherapy can complement each other effectively. The selection of the most effective treatment method for a particular case is possible by familiarizing yourself with the basic psychotherapeutic trends. The following psychotherapeutic concepts are discussed in the paper: psychoanalytical behavioral - cognitive and humanistic.

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